Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 4, Scene 1

George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875, Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 4, Scene 1, undated

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Creator:: George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Title:: Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 4, Scene 1
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, watercolor, heightened with gouache on thin wove paper stained for tracing, laid down on contemporary wove paper mount
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 × 9 inches (17.1 × 22.9 cm), Mount: 7 1/4 × 9 3/4 inches (18.4 × 24.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "Act 4th, Scene 1st."
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1976.1.47
Classification:: Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: architectural subject | literary theme
Associated People:: Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9536
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